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The radius of a planet is twice the radius of earth. Both have almost equal average
mass-densities. \(v_{p}\) and \(v_{e}\) are escape velocities of the planet and the earth, respectively, then

  1. A \(v_{p}=1.5 v_{e}\)
  2. B \(v_{p}=2 v_{e}\)
  3. C \(v_{e}=3 v_{p}\)
  4. D \(v_{e}=1.5 v_{p}\)
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(B) \(v_{p}=2 v_{e}\)

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The escape velocity of earth, \[ v_{e}=\sqrt{\frac{2 G M_{e}}{R_{e}}}=R_{e} \sqrt{\frac{8}{3} \pi G \rho_{e}} \] Similarly for a planet, \[ v_{p}=R{ }_{p} \sqrt{\frac{8}{3} \pi G \rho_{p}} \]…
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